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Hardware Setup

AW8D

2-15

2.5.4 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots

These slots support the connections of graphics cards that comply with PCI Express
specifications. This motherboard provides dual PCI-Express X16 slots for one or two graphics
cards installation:

One PCIE graphics card installation (Normal Mode):

Install one PCIE graphics card into [Master]
slot (the PCIEXP1 slot on this motherboard).

Two PCIE graphics cards installation (CrossFire Mode):

Install one CrossFire

Edition graphics card

into [Master] slot (the PCIEXP1 slot on this
motherboard), and one CrossFire

Compatible

graphics card into [Slave] slot (the PCIEXP2
slot on this motherboard).

※ The ATI CrossFire

technology

currently supports the Microsoft
Windows XP with Service Pack 2
only.